I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 223

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“3 billion…? W-why are you giving this to me?”

“What, how did you know? Ah, does the system tell you about things like this too?”

Am I the only one surprised?

Why are you so calm about this?!

“It’s your death insurance payout.”

“…What money?”

“Death insurance payout. Did you forget? I took out tons of insurance policies for you before you entered the police academy.”

As if I could forget.

I pressed my palm to my forehead.

When Jin couldn’t stop me from entering the police academy, she instead took out an enormous amount of various insurance policies.

Thanks to that, quite a lot of insurance premiums were deducted each month, but Jin paid them without hesitation, saying they were all lifelines.

Since neither Jin nor I had any family, we had designated each other as beneficiaries.

And she brought all of that here?

“Even so, 3 billion is way too much, isn’t it?”

“It includes the money from selling the apartment we lived in and all the money we saved together over the years.”

“You sold our house?”

Jin nodded vigorously.

“I was originally going to keep living there, but maybe because it had too many memories with you, I kept having bad thoughts. So I just sold it and moved into an officetel that was suitable for living alone.”

“…”

When you put it like that, I have nothing to say.

“Anyway, this is all yours. I’m so grateful that I could bring money from that world.”

Jin smiled brightly.

She really always puts me first, just like before.

“Thank you. I’ll use it well.”

There was no reason to refuse, and even if I tried to refuse, it was obvious she’d find some way to give it to me anyway, so I accepted it obediently.

“The Eternal God isn’t going to be upset that you gave it to me instead of making an offering, right?”

When I said this jokingly, the Eternal God answered directly.

【’Traveler Guiding Souls’ asks if you think this god is that petty and stares intently at your pouch.】

【’Traveler Guiding Souls’ asks when this god ever stared at your pouch like that, and why you’re slandering with false accusations, pointing fingers at the poor system.】

【’Raging Sea’ looks pathetically at ‘Traveler Guiding Souls’ who is squabbling with the helpless system.】

I shouldn’t have said anything. Now it’s gotten noisy.

“I actually needed exactly about 3.2 billion to achieve 100 percent divine power, so this is perfect.”

I could now return the 32,000 gold I couldn’t use last night back to Rute.

I want to stop borrowing money now.

“How much divine power did you have at first?”

“2 percent.”

“…”

Jin’s face scrunched up.

“I didn’t know it was that serious.”

“It was probably because of reconstructing my body. I understand.”

I smiled and patted Jin’s shoulder.

There were truly many ups and downs getting my divine power up to 68%.

But now the hardships are over and happiness begins.

Now I can save money too!

“Just wait a little. Once this fight is over, I’m going to make a lot of money through business, okay? I’ll support you, so you just need to receive.”

How much money could I have made as a detective?

The reason we could live comfortably was thanks to Jin, who had been making money by writing since middle school.

She even paid for my insurance during college.

I always felt sorry about it, but I can finally repay my debt.

“Really? Great, I’ll look forward to it.”

Jin smiled brightly.

Thanks to my one and only friend who gave me a chance, I was able to bloom with new talent in this new life.

So Jin naturally deserved to receive everything I had.

I need to cherish and love her a lot so she won’t suffer anymore in this world, so she won’t think about painful memories from the past at all.

So that she can love this world again together with me.

* * *

A dark cave.

Feliks sat among the disgusting monsters that had gathered in droves.

His face was hardened with rage.

“…Say that again.”

A subordinate prostrated before him as he sat on a chair identical to the imperial throne, trembling as he answered.

“R-right now, the Emperor has deposed the Holy Sage and appointed Bizra as the new Crown Prince…”

Crack!

Feliks shattered the armrest of his chair in one blow.

The subordinate flinched and trembled, but since there was no order to stop, he had no choice but to continue his report despite his fear.

“Also, the Imperial Family and House of Roan have declared their intention to permanently expel the Holy Sage.”

“Ha!”

Feliks let out a hollow laugh.

His pitch-black eyes glaring into the void blazed with fury.

He had tried to bring his parents here in case something like this might happen.

He was going to calm his parents who must have been shocked by suddenly hearing so much, and carefully explain how merciful his god was and how that being was truly suited for this land.

But the plan went awry because of the brat used by the Sea God and those damn Siery bastards.

But still!

Who would have thought they’d abandon their son this quickly!

And even appointing Bizra as Crown Prince!

Why on earth!

〖Did I not tell you? You have no one but me.〗

Then a pitch-black aura suddenly spread from behind him.

At the dense, dark aura enveloping Feliks’s entire body, the prostrated subordinate gasped and flattened himself completely.

“G-god!”

Their god had come to Feliks.

〖As I said, you should have killed your parents. Then the Empire would already be yours, and you could have killed the detestable Bizra with your own hands.〗

“Yes, your words are right. I was blinded by mere affection and made a foolish choice that cannot be undone.”

〖It’s not too late even now. Kill your parents who dared abandon you and all those insolent fools who point fingers at you.〗

The aura surrounding Feliks began to slowly seep into him.

As it did, Feliks’s veins turned black and his eyes became even darker.

Veins bulged grotesquely in his trembling hands as they began to distort hideously.

Beast-like sharp claws were growing, but Feliks, completely intoxicated by the aura of ‘Evil’, welcomed even this change with joy.

〖This time, kill them for sure. Especially that damn Daughter of Light, kill Ordel for certain!〗

“Ordel!”

Feliks, resonating with his god’s fury, ground his teeth hard.

The sharply protruding fangs tore his lips. Pitch-black blood trickled down.

〖Kill Ordel and bring her to me. I will personally devour that thing’s flesh and go kill the light.〗

“Yes, my god. This foolish servant receives your great will.”

The monsters responding to the power of ‘Evil’ stamped their feet while making rough sounds.

At the sight that looked like a festival of monsters, the subordinate swallowed his saliva and raised his head.

On the throne revealed after the black aura disappeared sat their Holy Sage, who no longer looked human.

* * *

Once the Emperor and Empress made up their minds, they pushed forward like bulldozers.

I was amazed by the driving force of the two people who instantly spread the news of Feliks’s deposition and Bizra’s appointment as Crown Prince throughout the entire Empire.

“I was too caught up in the chaos to express my gratitude until now. On behalf of the Empire, I extend my thanks to the Three Temples for their efforts in protecting the Imperial Palace.”

The spacious conference room of the Imperial Capital.

The Emperor and Empress, Bizra.

The children of the Three Patron Deities: me, Jin, Carmen, and Dominic.

Only these seven people were seated here.

The Emperor and Empress bowed their heads to us.

“Without the Three Temples, the Imperial Palace would have fallen, and the Empire would have been in the grasp of demons. Just thinking about it makes my heart sink.”

The Empress let out a sigh.

Though she didn’t show it in her expression, her sunken eyes revealed deep anguish.

“In the name of the Emperor, I promise to compensate each of the Grand Temples.”

“We’ll be looking forward to it.”

I was the first to answer with a bright smile.

The Emperor, who had been quietly watching me, added a comment.

“…The compensation for the attack during the Harvest Festival hunt will also be paid separately soon. It’s taking quite some time to track down House Lunata’s assets. Ahem.”

As expected, the Emperor is a perceptive person.

I was just about to press him about when he’d pay up anyway.

“Yes, understood.”

When I answered cheerfully, Carmen and Dominic sitting beside me looked at me with expressions asking when I had extorted that too.

But for some reason, Dominic looks amused. Am I imagining it?

“More importantly, I heard that a new Holy Maiden of the Annihilation God has been born, and that would be you.”

At the Empress’s words, everyone’s gaze turned to Jin.

“Thanks to your timely appearance, I heard the Holy Maiden of the Sun God was also kept safe. If something had happened to the Holy Maiden of the Sun God…”

The Empress let out a sigh.

Since I needed to be there to properly catch ‘Evil,’ it was natural for her to worry about my safety.

“I will take responsibility for Ordel’s safety from now on, so you don’t need to worry.”

Perhaps satisfied with the Empress’s sincere concern for me, Jin spoke firmly.

Now that the pleasantries were over, it was time to discuss the most important matter.

“…I’d like to discuss future matters with everyone. What should we do now?”

Feliks had escaped, and the demons were still intact.

So there was only one thing left to do.

“We need to prepare for war against the demons.”

It was our turn to attack.

I can’t just take it lying down.

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